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The meat of the college football season has arrived. Those incessant games against Football Championship Subdivision opponents and overmatched teams are mostly in the past. Conference play is here, and we have more than just one or two decent games to watch Saturday.

The main attraction this week is in Athens with No. 10 Georgia hosting sixth-ranked LSU. For the Bulldogs, it will already be their third game against a top-10 opponent. The Tigers have played TCU away from home, but this will be the first test for their young defense against an elite offense.

Also in the SEC, No. 1 Alabama will face surging Mississippi. The 22nd-ranked Rebels already have won at Vanderbilt and Texas. Beating the two-time defending national champions would be another feather in the cap of Hugh Freeze. The Tide could get a challenge if its offense continues to struggle.

No. 12 Oklahoma visits No. 22 Notre Dame in a matchup of two of college football's traditional powerhouses. The Irish physically dominated the Sooners last year on their way to the BCS title game. Oklahoma will have to rely on the arm of Blake Bell if it can't establish a running game in South Bend.

No. 24 Wisconsin is aiming for its fourth consecutive Big Ten title. The road this year goes through No. 3 Ohio State, however, with the Buckeyes off probation. That status of Braxton Miller will be critical for Ohio State, even though Kenny Guiton has proven to be more than adequate as a backup quarterback.

Beyond these three matchups of ranked opponents, there are some other intriguing games to keep an eye on. No. 13 South Carolina travels to unbeaten Central Florida, No. 9 Texas A&M is at Arkansas and fifth-ranked Stanford heads to Washington State, which is much improved in Year 2 of Mike Leach's tenure.